The search for Nature's fundamental laws has been the
bread and butter of theoretical physics for hundreds of
years. But what will theoretical physics look like in 100
years? In 1000 years? Despite recent progress in particle
physics and cosmology, there are good reasons to believe
that this hunt will run up against limits, both intellectual
and social, long before then.

What is to be done? There is a different kind of theoretical
physics, challenging and important and more-or-less
neglected, and Dr. Callan will argue this new type of
physics will dominate the a4ention of physicists in the
future. "Physics of Living Matter" is one way to describe it,
and he will take you through the advances that are paving
this new path for the next generation of theoretical
physicists.

Curt Callan was trained as a theoretical particle physicist at
Princeton University. After holding positions at a number of
institutions including Harvard, and the Institute for Advanced
Study, he returned to Princeton University, where he is now the J. S.
McDonnell Distinguished University Professor in the Department
of Physics. His work has evolved from studying quantum field
theory to string theory and, in recent years, to biological physics.
He has been active in leading the physics community, including
serving as the President of the American Physical Society, and in his
work advising the US government on the implications of physics.
His honors include the 2000 Sakurai Medal and the 2004 Dirac Prize.